Respiratory Diseases and Conditions

Question 1

COPD

Answer 1

umbrella term for progessive diseases
bronchioles become filmsy, alveoli burst = not enough gas exchange
Symptoms - SOB, coughing, tightness in chest, wheezing

Question 2

Treatment for COPD

Answer 2

more O2 (nasal cannula), puffer, controller med (to help with inflammation)

Question 3

Asthma

Answer 3

certain triggers - brionchioles narrow
extra mucus due to swelling
hard to breathe

Question 4

Asthma treatments

Answer 4

puffer - has a steriod that reduces swelling when inhaled

Question 5

Emphysema

Answer 5

form of COPD
destroys alveo
SOB, cyanosis (not enough O2),

Question 6

Treatments of emphysema

Answer 6

more O2, puffer, or surgert bc dead tissue in bdy = germs

Question 7

Pneumonia

Answer 7

bacterial infection in the alveoli + grows in too
wet cough (mucus), fever general fatigue,

Question 8

Treatment for pneumonia

Answer 8

anti-biotics, put in prone to help, pts can die from drowning in own mucus

Question 9

Bronchitis (chronic)

Answer 9

form of COPD, like asthma but constant, treated with puffers, caused by environmental factors

Question 10

Tuberculosis

Answer 10

Bacterial infection - bactera grows inside alveoli (bursts capillaries) - aggitates mucus w/ blood
coughing, extreme weight loss, fever, night fever, SOB
airborne

Question 11

Treatments of TB

Answer 11

anti-biotics, but it takes YEARS to get rid of it

Question 12

Influenza

Answer 12

gets into alveoli + virus replicates flu
Gains entry to blood stream via capillaries
alveoli burst a bit
causes fever, cough, runny nose, extreme fatigue, SOB, body aches (gets into muscle cells)

Question 13

Influenza Treatment

Answer 13

droplet contact
no treatment
Tamaflu to reduce days
virus mutates every year